Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed;

King James Version

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

Holman Bible

David supplied a great deal of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with an immeasurable quantity of bronze,

International Standard Version

David also provisioned abundant supplies of iron for nails to build the doors for gates and to build clamps. Furthermore, he provided so much bronze it wasn't inventoried,

A Conservative Version

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings, and brass in abundance without weight,

American Standard Version

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

Amplified

David prepared large quantities of iron to make nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps (trusses), and more bronze than could be weighed;

Bible in Basic English

And he got together a great store of iron, for the nails for the doors and for the joins; and brass, more in weight than might be measured;

Darby Translation

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joists, and brass in abundance without weight;

Julia Smith Translation

And iron for abundance for nails for the doors of the gates, and for the junctions, David prepared; and brass for abundance no weight;

King James 2000

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the fittings; and bronze in abundance without weight;

Lexham Expanded Bible

And David provided much iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the seams, and abundant copper [that] could not be weighed,

Modern King James verseion

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings, and bronze in abundance without weight,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And David prepared plenty of iron for nails to the doors of the gates and to join with all, and abundance of brass without weight,

NET Bible

David supplied a large amount of iron for the nails of the doors of the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,

New Heart English Bible

David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

The Emphasized Bible

and, iron in abundance, for nails for the doors of the gates, and for hooks, did David prepare, - and bronze in abundance, without weight;

Webster

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;

World English Bible

David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

Youngs Literal Translation

And iron in abundance for nails for leaves of the gates, and for couplings, hath David prepared, and brass in abundance -- there is no weighing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

בּרזל 
Barzel 
Usage: 76

for the nails
מסמרה מסמרה מסמר מסמר 
Macmer 
Usage: 4

for the doors
דּלת 
Deleth 
Usage: 88

of the gates
שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

and for the joinings
מחבּרה 
M@chabb@rah 
Usage: 2

and brass
נחשׁת 
N@chosheth 
Usage: 140

References

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Context Readings

David Helps Solomon Prepare To Build The Temple

2 So David gave orders to assemble the foreigners living in Israel. He appointed stonecutters from among them to prepare dressed stone for building the house of God. 3 David prepared large quantities of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gates and for the clamps, and more bronze than could be weighed; 4 He also provided more cedar logs than could be counted. The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought large numbers of them to David.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 22:14

I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of Jehovah three thousand seven hundred and fifty tons of gold, about thirty-seven thousand five hundred tons of silver, quantities of copper and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.

1 Kings 7:47

Solomon did not weigh all the utensils because so much copper was used. No one tried to determine how much the copper weighed.

1 Chronicles 29:2

I have made every effort to prepare materials for the Temple: gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, precious stones and gems, stones for mosaics, and quantities of marble.

1 Chronicles 29:7

They gave the following for the work on the Temple: one hundred and ninety tons of gold, three hundred and eighty tons of silver, six hundred and seventy five tons of bronze, and three thousand seven hundred and fifty tons of iron.

2 Chronicles 4:18

Solomon made so many of these products that no one tried to determine how much the copper weighed.

Jeremiah 52:20

The copper from the two pillars, the pool, and the twelve copper bulls under the stands that King Solomon had made for Jehovah's Temple could not be weighed.

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